To the uninitiated, anchoring a boat is a pretty straightforward task. You drop the anchor over the side, and bam, you are anchored. How much more could there be to it? Contrary to popular belief, ...

My brother-in-law likes to fish offshore reefs, and the process once entailed navigating to a mark, dropping a float, and idling upwind or up-current to drop the anchor in hopes the set would drop us ...

Pulling the boat onto a calm beach to go ashore is a common routine while spending time on the water. If you plan to spend more than a few minutes relaxing on the beach, you’ll probably want to anchor ...